International Organization for Migration Conflict Analyst Jobs in South Sudan

International Organization for Migration Conflict Analyst Jobs in South Sudan

Context:

As an integral member of the UN South Sudan team, IOM South Sudan works across the humanitarian, peacebuilding, and development access with a broad range of programming clustered in three areas: humanitarian coordination and support; humanitarian response and resilience; and peacebuilding, transition, and development.

IOM South Sudan’s humanitarian coordination and support work includes leading/co-leading the Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) and Shelter and Non-Food Items (NFI) Clusters, Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM), the management of Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and Shelter/NFI core-pipelines, the management of humanitarian hubs, the management of common transport services and the management of a Rapid Response Fund providing funding to (mostly) national non-governmental organizations (NGOs) for emergency humanitarian assistance.

IOM South Sudan’s humanitarian response and resilience work includes emergency infrastructure, CCCM, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Shelter & NFI, health, protection, gender equality and inclusion, and the provision of mental health and psychosocial support services.

Under the peacebuilding, transition and develo
pment cluster, IOM South Sudan implements programming on climate change adaptation including water management, community development, housing, land and property issues, conflict prevention, community-based violence reduction and migration management support including the prevention of human trafficking.

In all areas, IOM South Sudan’s work is supported and informed by its conflict analysis team operating from Juba and key field locations.

IOM South Sudan is an active member of the UN Country Team and Humanitarian Country

Team. As the cluster coordinator for CCCM (co-lead with UN High Commissioner for Refugees

(UNHCR)) and the Shelter & NFI Cluster, IOM South Sudan is also a member of the Inter-Cluster Coordination Group (ICCG), the key coordination platform for humanitarian response. Within the Resident Coordinator-Humanitarian Coordinator (RC-HC) lead Partnership for Peacebuilding and Resilience Platform IOM co-leads the nexus working groups on climate change adaptation (with the UK) and durable solutions for internal displacement (with United Nations Development Program (UNDP)).

Under the direct supervision of the Chief of Mission and in close coordination with Heads of Sub-Offices and Programme Managers, the Conflict Analyst will provide analysis to ensure conflict sensitive programming across all stages; starting from project development.

Core Functions / Responsibilities:

Develop a strategic approach for mainstreamed conflict analysis for IOM Mission in South Sudan to ensure conflict sensitive programming across humanitarian – peacebuilding – development nexus.

Supervise and guide the team of conflict analysts. Provide managerial and administrative support for timely deployments and, in coordination with the Chief of Mission, Resources Management Unit and program managers, supporting in on fundraising opportunities for scaling up conflict analysis capacity within the mission.

Lead the development of displacement/conflict analysis products, in close collaboration with Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM), using both qualitative and quantitative data.

Prepare concise and illustrative presentations and reports on conflict dynamic and possible scenarios occurring as result of political and socio-economic changes.

Conduct qualitative assessments and conduct field missions to obtain on-the- ground conflict analysis information through key informant interviews and focus group discussions.

Support interagency processes and coordinate with humanitarian partners, academic institutions, think tanks, key authorities, national non-governmental organizations (NNGOs) and any other concerned agencies and working groups, on conflict analysis.

Ensure quality of field research. Plan and organize appropriate capacity-building activities on topics related to displacement tracking and conflict analysis, to ensure quality of field research and produce relevant and timely analysis of conflict

and displacement trends.

Ensure regular follow up and analysis of research/studies and relevant documentations including peacebuilding plans and security reports. Compile and log all secondary documentation reviewed.

Provide regular trainings on conflict sensitivity for staff members and partners with up-to-date recommendations and methodologies to address identified information gaps and strengthen conflict sensitive programming.

Prepare regular donor briefings combining qualitative conflict analysis, DisplacementTracking Matrix (DTM) population movement data, project development and any relevant Mission resources covering other areas of importance to the missions programming (e.g., program briefs, snap shots.).

Work in collaboration with Information Management and DTM to develop improvements in methodologies and assessments tools in order to increase analytical capabilities and relevance of the data collected in informing conflict analysis.

Ensure the integration of protection, diversity, and gender issues in conflict analysis for context and operations.

Ensure the integration of IOM’s data protection principles and best practices on humanitarian data protection and ethical use of data across data collection, management, analysis, and dissemination of findings.

Perform such other duties as may be assigned.

Required Qualifications and Experience:

Education

Master’s degree in International Relations, Political Science, Humanitarian Affairs, Conflict Studies, or related field from an accredited academic institution with five years of relevant professional experience; or

University degree in the above fields with seven years relevant professional experience.

Experience

Experience in conflict analysis in humanitarian emergency context such as South Sudan.

Experience in conflict research/analysis, displacement mapping, conflict mediation, management, and peacebuilding in South Sudan.

Skills

Excellent analytical, communication, writing, reporting and presentation skills.

Outstanding interpersonal, cross-cultural, and diplomatic skills and ability to harmoniously collaborate with a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders.

Demonstrated organizational skills; the ability to be flexible and work well under pressure in a fast-paced and detail-oriented team environment.

Proven ability to deliver results and achieve measurable impact in contexts of great political and operational complexity.

Outstanding communication skills including the ability to communicate complexity in an easy-to-understand way for diverse audience.

High-level of problem-solving skills including the ability to address problems pro-actively and creatively, foresee and mitigate risks and overcome operational and political challenges as they arise.

Proven ability to successfully operate in high-stress environments and maintain high professional standards in hardship locations.

Languages

IOM’s official languages are English, French, and Spanish.

External applicants for all positions in the Professional category are required to be proficient in English and have at least a working knowledge of one additional UN Language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, or Spanish).

For all applicants, fluency in English is required (oral and written). Working knowledge of either Arabic, French, Spanish, or any local language is an advantage.

Proficiency of language(s) required will be specifically evaluated during the selection process, which may include written and/or oral assessments.

How to Apply

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